Wire fence



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S. C.A DAVIS.

WIRE FENCE.

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Nrrnn STATES ATENT il'rricn.

SIMEON C. DAVIS, OF CLEVELAND, OHIO.

WIRE FENCE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N o. 579,918, dated March30, 189'?. Application filed January 9, 1896. Serial No. 574,866. (Nomodel.)

To @ZZ whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, SIMEON C. DAVIS, of Cleveland, Cuyahoga county,Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Wire Fences;and I do'liereby declare the following to b e a full, clear, and exactdescription of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in theart to which it pertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to improvements in fences, and more especially towire fences; and it consists in the peculiar construction of the fenceand the mode of setting it up.

In the drawings, Figure 1 represents a view in elevation illustratingtwo panels of a fence embodying my invention. Figs. 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7are views showing more clearly some of the parts in detail.

Referring to the drawings, A, A/, and A2 represent the main posts of myfence. These posts are preferably tubular in cross-section and formed ofpieces of water or gas pipe. At the lower portion of the posts A A A2, Ispread it, as at A3, thus forming a chiselshaped end. At the sides ofthe spread lower end A3 ofthe post I cut into the same in a downwarddiagonal direction, and by turning the cut portion outward form wings aa. Similar wings a may be formed higher up on the post, as shown inFigs. l and 2, by iiattening the tube at that portion and turning thecut portion outward. I may, however, cut diagonally into the tubewithout Hattening it, and then turn the cut portion out to form thewings a a.

Near the upper end of the posts A/ A2, I provide spurs a2,preferably bynicking the part with a cold-chisel. The function of these spurs will behereinafter fully set forth. In order to hold the posts A A A2 morefirmly in the ground and also to prevent any lateral or side play of thefence, either from windpressure lor from animals running or leaningagainst it, I provide the post with a flange B. The flange B ispreferably made of burnt clay, tiling, or cement and thick enough (aboutthree or four inches) to resist lateral displacement when embedded inthe ground.

O represents a brace-bar formed of tubing,

which extends between posts A' and A2 at or near their upper ends. Themanner of securing the brace-bar C to the posts is shown .more clearlyin Fig. 2, and consists in providing a collar C of slightly greaterdiamebar C, the parts are preferably locked or held together by means ofa .key c', which passes through a hole formed in both brace-bar C andnib c. In order to hold the brace-bar in position on the posts A A2 andto prevent it from vertical displacement, the collars C are passed overthe upper ends of the posts and slid down until they are in contact withthe spurs a2. They are then driven down, the spurs a2 forming anenlargement of the post at this part and filling up and engaging theaperture of the collar C. The abovedescribed construction is shown moreclearly in Fig. 2 of the drawings, Fig. l showing the location of thebrace-rod in relation to the posts and line-wire, which is a shortdistance below the top wire of the fence andbetween the posts A' A2.

D represents a guy-wire. The upper end of the same is secured to post Aat or near brace-rod C, preferably by giving it one or more turns aroundthe said post. The wire is brought downward in a diagonal direction andpassed around post A2 at or near the level of the ground. From thence itpasses downward diagonally into the ground and is secured around or to atubular stake D. The tubular stake D is placed in the ground in thefollowing manner: A ditch or hole D2 is formed in the ground close tothe foot of post A2, and at its bottom the stake D is driven in adownward and diagonal direction toward the said post, leaving a shortupper end projecting, around which the gu y-wire is given a turn orfastened, thus anchoring the guywire. After the guy-wire is secured tothe stake the ditch is filled with earth and the anchorage is thus mademore secure andis out of sight. Inorder to tighten the guy-wire or drawit up, it is twisted in the ordinary manner.

The posts A' A2 with their wings a a and flanges B in connection withthe cross-bar C IOO and guy-wire D with anchor D form a very firm endpanel which will resist both astrain in the direction of the fencelineand also any lateral or side strain, as shown, and also resist upheavalin cold weather.

E represents the line-wires of a fence, which pass from postto post andare suitably secured thereto. In order to hold the ends of the linewiresand thus keep the wires tight and in position, I have provided a lockwhich consists of a tapering plug provided with two or more grooves f f,each groove being different in cross-section and depth, so that wires ofdiliferent gage may be used as linewires and securely locked to the endpost A2.

I form the plug with grooves for the following reasons: In the firstplace the linewires of the same fence may be and often are of differentgages, and hence the necessity of supplying a plug with grooves ofdiierent depth and width. Also by forming the grooves in the plug andadapting the grooves to diiferent gages of wire the line-wire is engagedby the pluggroove for quite a distance around its surface, and hence theplug has a iirmer grasp on the wire, and any strain on the wire will actto tighten the plug or pull it in its seat to a much greater extent thanil the groove was in the bushing or seat only as heretofore.

My preferred method of using the lockplug F is shown in Fig. 2, and isas follows: The free end of the line-wire E is first passed through ahole provided in post A2. This end is then grasped by a stretcher7preferably formed as shown in Figs. (i and 7 ol the drawings, the wirebeing clamped, as shown at e. The wire is stretched in the usual manner,and the plug F, having one of its grooves (according to the gage of thewire) so placed that the wire will rest therein, is driven into the holein the post and the wire is locked in place, as shown in Fig.

In Figs. el. and 5 l have shown a modified form of wire-locking device.This locking device is provided with the same plug F, having the groovesff, but instead of making the hole in the post to t the plug F, Iprovide a bushing F', the bore of which corresponds with the outercircumference of the plug F. The bore of the bushing F has formed in ita groove j. \Vith the above-described construction of locking device theplug F need not be made so long, as it need not extend from side to sideof the post, as in Fig. 2, the bushing F forming sufiieicnt bearing forthe plug F, and hence when the bushing is inserted in the outer hole inthe post and the plug driven home the wire is locked securely in place.Instead of a bushing, as shown in Figs. 4 and 5, I may provide only asegmental portion of the bushing with groove therein instead of theentire cylinder.

G represents a supporting or stay post which is formed of tubing of lessdiameter than the main posts A AA2, and is indented at points g g inorder that the holes g' gr may be punched therein instead of drillingboth sides of the tube, as would be necessary if the tube werecylindrical at these points. The holes g' r/ are for the passage andsupport of the linewires E.

Post G is located, preferably, about midway between the main posts A A',and is provided with a foot-flange G', suitably secured to its lowerend, thus forming a firm footing and resisting downward pressure whichmight canse the lower end of the post G to enter the ground were it notfor the foot G'.

lVhat I claim isl. In a wire fence, a tubular post provided, at itslower portion,with spread chisel-shaped end having at the sides thereofoutwardlyextending wings formed integral with the post, substantially asshown and described.

2. In a wire fence, a tubular post provided, at and near its lower end,with ilattened portions, both of which are provided, at their sides,withoutwardly-extendi n g win formed integral with said post.

In a wire fence, the combination with the end panel composed of twoposts, a cross brace extending between the said posts, a di agonalguy-wire extending from the upper part of one post to the lower portionof the opposite post, and engaging both posts, of an anchor formed oftubing, which has its lower end spread or flattened into chisel shape,and provided with outwardly-extending wings, said guy-wire beingdirectly secured around the anchor, substantially as and for the purposeshown and described.

4. In a wire fence, the combination with the main posts, of stay-postslocated between the main posts, said stay-posts being formed of tubinghavin g compressed portions and holes at the parts where the line-wirespass through, substantially as shown and described.

5. In a wire fence, the combination with the line-wires, of alocking-plug having grooves therein of different sizes, and a bushing orsegment, said bushing or segment provided with a groove coperatin g witheither groove of the plug to hold or lock the line-wire, substantiall yas shown and described.

In testimony whereof I sign this specilication, in the presence of twowitnesses,this 26th day of December, 1895.

SIMPSON l. DAVIS. Witnesses:

W. E. DoNNnLLr, ELLA E. TiLnnN.

